Anthonomus grandis
Weevil
- Category
- invertebrate
- Primary role
- pest insect
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Curculionidae
- Genus
- Anthonomus
Animalia | Arthropoda | Insecta | Coleoptera | Curculionidae | Anthonomus
External: GBIF #5013559
11 AI-consensus-verified claims across 3 interaction categories.
Related entities
Top entities sharing the most verified claims with Anthonomus grandis.
biocontrol 3 claims
- This entity is the object of biocontrol by Zelus spp. · effect: beneficial
“Zelus and Sinea as generalist predators against bugs, caterpillars and boll weevils”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedBhagyasree S.N., Anokhe Archana, Shashank P.R., Patel C.H. (2022) · Insect Predators in Pest Management · p. 62 #6493086 - This entity is the object of biocontrol by Solenopsis invicta (Red imported fire ant) · effect: beneficial
“fire ants are considered beneficial insects because they prey on bollworms and boll weevils”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the object of biocontrol by Catolaccus grandis · effect: beneficial
“Pteromalid ecto-parasitoid (Catolaccus grandis)”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedAltieri M.A., Nicholls C.I., Fritz M.A. (2005) · Manage Insects on Your Farm: A Guide to Ecological Strategies · p. 53 #6496438
herbivory 7 claims
- This entity is the subject of herbivory on Gossypium hirsutum (American cotton) · effect: harmful
“the bollweevil, Anthonomus grandis, on cotton”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of herbivory on Gossypium hirsutum (American cotton) · effect: harmful
“Phosmet is also used against two important weevils, the boll weevil on cotton”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of herbivory on Gossypium hirsutum (American cotton) · effect: harmful
“boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis, in cotton”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of herbivory on Gossypium hirsutum (American cotton) · effect: harmful
“tests with the boll weevil showing promise involved pheromone traps placed in strips”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of herbivory on Gossypium hirsutum (American cotton) · effect: harmful
“females gouge out small cavities with their snouts and lay eggs”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of herbivory on Gossypium spp. · effect: harmful
“control of the cotton boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis; Dickerson, 1986)”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of herbivory on Gossypium hirsutum (American cotton) · effect: harmful
“Anthonomas grandis”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
pest pressure 1 claim
- This entity is the subject of pest pressure on Gossypium hirsutum (American cotton) · effect: harmful
“boll weevils, Anthonomus grandis, diapause as adults”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
Aggregated via GloBI — not independently verified by AgroEco.
biocontrol 1
- GloBI preysOn Anthonomus grandis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/180009661
herbivory 1
- GloBI eats Gossypium hirsutum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/180660331
pest pressure 1
- GloBI hasHost Gossypium hirsutum https://scan-bugs.org:443/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=49158415
pollination 1
- GloBI interactsWith Gossypium hirsutum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139553470
biocontrol 1
- GloBI preysOn Anthonomus grandis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/180009661
crop interaction 3
- GloBI eats Gossypium hirsutum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/180660331
- GloBI interactsWith Gossypium hirsutum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139553470
- GloBI hasHost Gossypium hirsutum https://scan-bugs.org:443/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=49158415